Quality and Environment

Quality, environment and safety are an essential part of management and are developed according to objectives based on the Exel Group's operating principles.

Quality Management System

Exel Group has a multi-site ISO 9001 certificate admitted by Bureau Veritas Certification. The multi-site certificate covers all the sites of the Group. During 2008 the Belgian and Chinese units were approved to be joined to the multi-site certificate. Exel Group measures the performance of the sites with uniform indicators. The top management follows the indicators and defines the areas for improvement based on the indicator.

Environment and Safety

Exel Group's Finnish units, the Kivara and Mäntyharju factories, have an ISO 14001 environmental certificate. The procedures of the certified environmental management system are used as blueprint in implementation of the system at the other sites.

The occupational health and safety issues are part of normal management and the performance is measured by indicators. All sites have a safety organization with defined responsibilities.